PCFs are increasingly becoming a standard request in enterprise procurement and suppliers who can’t provide them get cut, deprioritized, or pushed on price.
Today, delivering a credible PCF means months of work, complex spreadsheets, or a five figure consulting bill. PCF Studio puts you in control, and lets you easily calculate credible PCFs that support revenue.
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PCF Studio allows manufacturers and sustainability teams to easily calculate product carbon footprints (PCFs) fast. It guides users step-by-step through data import, emission factor mapping, gap filling, and ISO-aligned calculations – without requiring deep expertise or complete input data.
Unlike traditional LCA tools, PCF Studio combines AI-powered emission factor mapping with a fully guided workflow, making it significantly faster and more accessible than traditional tools or consultant-led approaches. Compared to spreadsheet-based calculators, it gives you reliable and traceable results.
No – PCF Studio is designed to be accessible without a background in life cycle assessment. The tool guides you step-by-step through data upload, emission factor mapping, and calculation – handling much of the technical complexity for you.
Climatiq's PCF methodology has been audited and verified to meet the requirements of ISO 14067, the GHG Protocol, and ISO 14064-3:2020-05. Our freight emissions methodology is accredited by the Smart Freight Centre for GLEC-compliant calculations, and was recertified against the GLEC Framework in July 2026.
PCF Studio provides data quality indicators (DQIs) in accordance with the PACT framework. All results come with a full audit trail for transparency.
PCF Studio draws on the largest database of scientifically vetted emission factors, from over a hundred datasets including sources such as Agribalyse, Circular Ecology, OEKOBAUDAT and Plastics Europe. Premium datasets such as ecoinvent, Carbon Minds, sustamize and IEA can be added to your plan.
You can also use your own primary data. Add custom emission factors, such as supplier-specific values, directly in PCF Studio and apply them to any component in place of secondary data. Direct supplier data exchange is coming soon.
PCF Studio supports both cradle-to-gate and cradle-to-grave calculations. Cradle-to-gate covers material sourcing, inbound freight, and manufacturing. For cradle-to-grave, you can add use-phase activities, such as lifetime electricity, fuel, consumables, or water use, and end-of-life treatment. AI suggestions are available if you don't have this data to hand. Cradle-to-grave is available on PCF Pro and Enterprise plans.
PCF Studio calculates emissions expressed in CO2e, accounting for GWP100. Where the underlying emission factors report them, results are broken down into fossil, biogenic, and land-use change (LUC) emissions, in line with ISO 14067 and the GHG Protocol Product Standard. Other environmental impact categories are not currently covered.
You can already bring your own primary data into PCF Studio: add custom emission factors, such as supplier-specific values, and apply them to any component. You can also reference PCFs you've already created as inputs to other PCFs. Direct supplier data exchange is coming soon. Contact us if you'd like to help shape it.
The PCF is calculated based on a bill of materials (BoM) for each product, along with manufacturing energy and freight data where available. Where data is missing, PCF Studio uses AI-powered gap-filling with transparent, adjustable estimates so your calculations can proceed without complete data, and you can work on improving the data over time.
Climatiq is ISO 27001 certified, SOC 2 compliant, and GDPR compliant. Further details on data storage and security practices are available at trust.climatiq.io.
PCF Studio is designed to make sharing results straightforward. Calculations come with a full audit trail and are aligned with reporting standards.
No - we have a free tier that gives you access to all of our Core datasets, to create five PCFs. You can just sign up, no need for a credit card to get started.
On the free plan, you can make use of all relevant activity-based Core data sources for your PCF calculations. If you need access to premium data sources such as ecoinvent, Carbon Minds, or IEA, get in touch with our team.
Yes, ecoinvent is available for our paid plans. Contact our team to learn more.
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